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Same Time, Next Year ~ #poetry of the #holidays

26 Thursday Dec 2019

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Two days of eating
Stuffed to the gills
The thought of the clean up
Is giving me chills!

Boxes unwrapped
Colored paper abounds
I’m looking for help
But there’s no one around!

Each year I swear
Next year will be diverse
But who am I kidding?
It’s just getting worse!

At some point, I give in
OK, I’ll host Christmas
Then reality hits me
I should mind my own business

Ah, but everything turns out
Exactly as I planned
As I smile at my family
Thinking, yes, life is grand

To allow us to gather
Around the table together
To reminisce, laugh
And remember forever

Making new memories
Each day that we share
At holiday time
When we are all there

Then I suddenly realize
The table’s now empty
They all seem to escape
When the dishes are plenty!

But, alas, I should know this
There’s no one to help clear
But when dessert is announced
They all, instantly, reappear!!

 

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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More Milestones! Wow!!

26 Thursday Sep 2019

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Hello, friends!

Who would have thought I’d ever reach this milestone?  Certainly not me, but I am so grateful to all of you.  You’ve stayed with me through my ups and downs, and my absences, never leaving me behind.  I can’t thank you enough for that.

Today, when I logged into WordPress, I discovered I had over 300,000 views!!! Over 102,000 visitors and 4,232 followers! I am overwhelmed by these numbers.

Thank you, so very much, all of you, for accepting me into your blogging families, and your lives.  I’m on Cloud 9 right now.   ❤

Dorinda

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives #Potluck – #nature – Wordless Wednesday – A Family Affair by Dorinda Duclos

11 Thursday Jul 2019

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HI there! It’s Thursday in July and that means I’m over at Sally’s Smorgasbord. She’s been digging in my archives and today, she’s chosen my photography to share with you. Thanks so very much, Sally! ❤

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

Welcome to the  Posts from Your Archives, where bloggers put their trust in me. In this series, I dive into a blogger’s archives and select four posts to share here to my audience.

If you would like to know how it works here is the original post:https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/04/28/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-newseries-pot-luck-and-do-you-trust-me/

This is the third post from the archives of poet Dorinda Duclos…and for something slightly different, some wonderful photographs from a Wordless Wednesday post in 2016.

A Family Affair by Dorinda Duclos

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Mama and Papa Swan and their six babies.  Packanack Lake, Wayne, NJ

Photos ©2016 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved

About Dorinda Duclos

Dorinda Duclos is a writer of poetry, sharing her life experiences in verse. She is also the author of the blog, Night Owl Poetry, and has amassed a following of fellow poets, writers and artists, and is highly recognized in social media. She is a…

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Peaceful Sleep – #Tanka #poetry – #JuneWriting

24 Monday Jun 2019

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Long days of hunting.

No rest, for the mighty king;

Family to feed.

When they are satiated,

I watch him sleep, peacefully.

 

June Writing Prompt – Eating their fill left them satiated and sleepy – Day 24/30

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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The Center – #poetry

06 Monday May 2019

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You are the center of your universe

Making things, so small, much worse

Always with a scornful look or sneer

To even those you once held dear

While time is fleeting, passing you by

All you think of is an eye for an eye

How silly it is to go on living like this

Instead of kindness, you choose to diss

Those who gave their precious time

Who, in your eyes, are quite begrimed

This I offer, though you won’t hear

My words, no matter, are very clear

Seek His peace, and hope, and light

Then learn to love instead of fight…

 

Author’s note: I have been struggling to get through health issues as well as family issues, but I’m over it.  I don’t mean to sound harsh, but for my own healing and well being, I have to move aside.  These words are the final pouring out of a very hard decision that was, unfortunately, inevitable. Thank you for reading…

 

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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